By NICHOLAS MATTIELLO Curbing the opioid epidemic is one of the most significant public health challenges facing Rhode Island and the nation today. A Washington Post investigation recently reported that Rhode Island was one of the first places in the

Mazzulla remains an Iron Man for GW basketball Rhode Island product is key sophomore for Colonials By David Driver NEW YORK - Johnston resident and Bishop Hendrickson product Justin Mazzulla became an Iron Man this season for the men's basketball team at

After losing in a heartbreaking Game 3 in the RIIL State Championship last season to rival La Salle, the Bishop Hendricken hockey team would top the Rams in two games this time around, including a deciding Game 2 overtime thriller on Saturday night at

By RYAN D. MURRAY The Pilgrim Patriots were edged out by the Coventry Oakers 32-30 on Wednesday afternoon in a unified basketball battle at Pilgrim High School. Brandon Yuettner, a senior, led Coventry with 10 points while Pilgrim junior John Plunkett

It's very rare that a team finishes first in the regular season, then goes undefeated in the postseason to win the state championship, all while flying under the radar. I wouldn't say that the Bishop Hendricken hockey team was totally flying under the

The Greenwood Inn took home the 2018-19 Warwick Men's Senior Hockey League title recently, which was its first championship in three years. After winning multiple titles a few year back, the Greenwood Inn was determined to put an end to the drought this

Movie Review By JOHN PANNOZZI The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part *** out of five stars After half a decade, Emmet the Master Builder and his fellow toy brick friends are back for another cinematic odyssey. Will everything still be awesome? Five years

LARCENY Officer Michael T. Isherwood responded to a residence on Narragansett Parkway on Feb. 25 for a report of larceny of a snowblower. Isherwood met with the homeowners, who said that their snowblower had been taken during the night. Police said the

DUI Shortly after 7 p.m. on March 2, Officer James P. Wenneman and other officers responded to the area of Atlantic Avenue following reports of a vehicle going off the road and striking a parked vehicle. At the scene, the officers observed a white 2017

Michael T. Marrapese, 40, is accused of killing 29-year-old Lauren Ise. He was arraigned in Third Division District Court on Thursday morning, where he entered no plea and was ordered held without bail.

DUI On March 2 at approximately 10:40 p.m., Officer Jacob T. Elderkin reports being on patrol on Post Road heading northbound into Apponaug when he observed a vehicle traveling south at 45 mph in a 25 mph zone. Elderkin reports he was using a traffic

DUI On Feb. 24 at approximately 1:22 a.m., Officer Jamey A. Petit reports responding to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Greeley and Main avenues. Dispatch advised that the vehicle involved had been witnesses striking an object in the